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SAN FRANCISCO DATA CENTER STANDS FIRM AS THE MOST DISASTER-PROOF DATA FACILITY IN THE WEST

365 Main’s superior seismic safety resume provides
unbeatable protection to data-driven business across the globe

SAN FRANCISCO, CA., January 7, 2004 – 365 Main – California’s leading experts in seismic safety today announced they were chosen as one of the Bay Area’s Safest Data Centers to participate in an exclusive state-wide seismic monitoring program. This is just the latest example of how the San Francisco data center’s rock-solid infrastructure is setting the industry pace for safety.

365 Main – with its state-of-the-art base isolation system, unprecedented marks in seismic integrity, and its superior structural classifications – was the only data center chosen by California Department of Mines and Geology for their study of seismic integrity. The Department is running a building performance study called the California Strong Motion Instrumentation Program (CSMIP) – and the research collected on 365 Main will be used to update building code and structural system standards for the entire state.

“365 Main’s friction pendulum bearing base isolation system is designed to keep building occupants and critical electrical and mechanical systems resilient to violent ground motions that can accompany an earthquake,” said Tony Shakal, Program Manager of the California Strong Motion Instrumentation Program. “We chose 365 Main for the State’s seismic monitoring program because this facility has taken such important measures to protect it against great earthquakes.”

365 Main has met and surpassed the highest possible building standards set by the Uniform Building Code (UBC) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). 365 Main is built to such a high safety standard that it is the only data center pre-qualified for an expedited disaster recovery process by the City and County of San Francisco’s Building Occupancy Resumption Program.

“The safety specifications to which our facility has been built is comparable to the elevated structural requirements of a nuclear power plant, a 911 call center, or a hospital,” said Jean-Paul Balajadia, Vice President of 365 Main. “Customers deployed in 365 Main were functioning at 100% during the recent power outages in San Francisco. Our data center was designed to maintain ‘business as usual’ even during the worst-case scenario. 365 Main is proud to have been chosen by the State of California as a model for testing the seismic safety of buildings throughout our state.”

About 365 Main, The Main Exchange
365 Main, The Main Exchange, is a privately held company based in San Francisco Bay Area's finest data center. For Bay Area businesses that require secure, reliable data-center infrastructure, 365 Main provides a superior, neutral environment that uniquely ensures continuous operations at a fraction of the cost of its competitors. 365 Main is owned and operated by a unique partnership bringing together the strengths of Rockwood Capital, a real estate investment company with over $1.5 billion of assets under management, Union Property Capital, a highly focused San Francisco based development company and 365 Incorporated, the skilled team that conceived, designed, built and that now operates the state-of-the-art facility. For more information on 365 Main, please contact Deborah Lao at 415-364-0000 or visit http://www.365main.net.

About BORP:
The Building Occupancy Resumption Program (BORP) is an award-winning program of the San Francisco Department of Building Inspection, developed in cooperation with SEAONC, BOMA, and AIA. BORP allows building owners to pre-certify private post-earthquake inspection of their buildings by qualified licensed engineers upon acceptance of a written inspection program, and allows BORP-certified facilities the opportunity to engage in speedier recovery from disasters.

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